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promising en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
    • a promising young apprentice
    • The obtained low and anisotropic thermal conductivity, and feasibility of synthesis, in addition to other reports on high electron mobility, make arsenene a promising material for a variety of applications, including thermal management and thermoelectric devices.. 2015, M. Zeraati, S. M. Vaez Allaei, I. Abdolhosseini Sarsari, M. Pourfath, D. Donadio, “Highly Anistoropic Thermal Conductivity of Arsenene: An ab initio Study”, in arXiv:
  2. Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

Forms

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most promising Degree=Sup lexicographic
more promising Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unpromising · promisingly · promisingness · nonpromising

Synonyms

prosperous · hot · favorable · rosy

Translations (43)

la magnae speī (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · es halagüeño (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hy խոստումնալից (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · cmn 有望 (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ga tréitheach (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · cs slibný (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · gd dòchasach (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · it incoraggiante (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ru многообеща́ющий (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hu biztató (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · de vielversprechend (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · nl veelbelovend (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hu reménykeltő (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · be многаабяца́ючы (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · nl hoopgevend (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · bg (много)обещаващ (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · it promettente (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · cs nadějný (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hu ígéretes (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · cmn 有為 /有为 (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · uk багатообіця́ючий (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · be шматабяца́ючы (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hu sokat ígérő (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · fi lupaava (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ja 有為な (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · nb lovende (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · sv lovande (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ca prometedor (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · de erfolgsversprechend (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ru перспекти́вный (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · sv löftesrik (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · pt promissor (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · uk перспекти́вний (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · eo promesanta (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ja 有望な (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · gd gealltanach (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hu reményteli (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · ko 약속하는 (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · uk багатообіця́льний (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · es prometedor (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · fr prometteur (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · hi होनहार (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion) · es prometiente (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion)

promising en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. The act of making a promise.
    • So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise". 1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights, page 299:

Forms

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promisings Number=Plur lexicographic

promising en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of promise
    form of promise